"That's the kind of question if you say, 'No, I don't want to do it,' you look like a d--k," he said. "And if you say, 'I'm dying to do it,' you look like a d--k. So you're kind of left in the middle."

Harris is also an Emmys veteran. In September, he'll be hosting for the second time.

The MacFarlane-hosted show in February drew 40.3 million viewers, which was about 1 million more than the year before. Returning producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron tried to lure the Family Guy man back for next year, but he tweeted in late May that he can't because of his schedule.

The 2014 Oscars will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 2, a later-than-usual date to accommodate the completion of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The 2015 show is set for Feb. 22.

When Harris hosted Spike TV's Video Games Awards (he really can host anything!) in 2010, he downplayed his chances of snagging the Oscars gig.

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